News 2008

Every year CMP handles large quantities of liquid bulk. During 2007 a total of 7.2 million tons of liquid bulk was handled via quay either at Prøvestenen in Copenhagen or at the terminals in Olje Hamnen in Malmö. That makes CMP one of the large ports in the region.

The company OW Bunker is one of the absolute largest suppliers of bunkers. During the last year the company has renewed the fleet of bunker vessels. 12 vessels representing state of the art shall continue, maintain and strengthen OW Bunkers marked position.

At the beginning of November 2008, it is expected that a contractor agreement will be signed for the construction of new terminals in Norra Hamnen, Malmö, provided that negotiations with a building contractor can be concluded in October.

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) the large private Chinese container line is registered at the Hong Kong stock exchange. The shipping line is one of the largest container lines worldwide offering international transports, Logistics solutions and Terminal services.

The board of CMP decided at its latest board meeting that the time is ripe for growth in the Baltic Sea region. Expansion is consistent with the current company strategy and will be achieved either by partnerships, mergers with other port and terminal operators or acquisitions.